Channels Like Philosophy Tube

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Philosophy Tube
Subscribers 1.7M
Videos 373
Views 129.4M

Philosophy Tube covers philosophy-focused content with titles that explore ethics, politics, gender, colonialism, death, and societal issues. The channel features deep-dives and analytical takes on philosophical topics, as well as discussions and critical examinations of contemporary ideas, with a tutorial/educational style and occasional commentary on social topics. It publishes videos regularly, and an average video garners about 917K views.

Content Landscape

The top competitors are CrashCourse (85% match) and Unsolicited advice (63% match), with Big Think and Alex O'Connor also showing strong alignment (61% match). These channels compete on overlapping queries such as philosophy ethics discussion, death perspective philosophy, rational choice ethics, and gender/philosophy critiques. Philosophy Tube has a smaller subscriber base than CrashCourse (1.7M vs. 16.9M) but shares common audience interests in ethics and political philosophy; Unsolicited advice (882K) is closer in size to Philosophy Tube and emphasizes similar philosophical discussions, while Big Think (8.6M) and Alex O'Connor (1.9M) indicate broader yet related channels with overlapping topics.

Similar Channels

We found 40 YouTube channels similar to Philosophy Tube

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#1 CrashCourse

85% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 22
SERP 100%
Similarity 75%
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High search overlap on philosophy ethics discussion and death perspective philosophy, and strong content alignment in explaining complex ideas for a broad audience (85% match overall; 100% search, 75% content).

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#2 Unsolicited advice

63% relevance

Subscribers 882K
Videos 249
Views 58.3M
Appearances 11
SERP 37%
Similarity 81%
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Shares audience interest in philosophy ethics discussion and death perspective philosophy, with substantial content focus on political philosophy critiques, aligning with a thoughtful, debate-oriented approach (63% match overall; 37% search, 81% content).

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#3 Big Think

61% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M
Videos 9.9K
Views 1.0B
Appearances 10
SERP 37%
Similarity 77%
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Appeals to viewers seeking modern critiques in philosophy and gender theory, including Butler, matching Philosophy Tube’s style of concept-driven discussions (61% match overall; 37% search, 77% content).

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#4 Alex O'Connor

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M
Videos 588
Views 381.5M
Appearances 12
SERP 40%
Similarity 75%
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Focuses on morality and ethics debates similar to Philosophy Tube, with explorations of moral dilemmas and controversies that align in both search queries and content (61% match overall; 40% search, 75% content).

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#5 Jeffrey Kaplan

61% relevance

Subscribers 636K
Videos 104
Views 35.1M
Appearances 9
SERP 39%
Similarity 75%
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Delivers ethics-focused content and utilitarian overview discussions, overlapping on moral philosophy topics and controversies that attract philosophical inquiry (61% match overall; 39% search, 75% content).

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#6 TEDx Talks

59% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 14
SERP 37%
Similarity 74%
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Broad philosophical and social issue topics like democracy, aging, and philosophy of aging draw a similar audience to Philosophy Tube, though TEDx’s style is more lecture-based (59% match overall; 37% search, 74% content).

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#7 58% Theory & Philosophy 77% 111K 30% 10
#8 58% Wireless Philosophy 74% 364K 35% 9
#9 52% The School of Life 71% 9.6M 23% 8
#10 52% TED-Ed 77% 22.4M 15% 5
#11 51% Philosophy Coded 77% 152K 12% 1
#12 50% The Atlantic 74% 912K 15% 3
#13 50% Film & Media Studies 77% 39.6K 11% 2
#14 50% Craig Biddle 75% 2.4K 13% 2
#15 50% SleepNomad 74% 62.1K 14% 3
#16 50% The Institute of Art and Ideas 77% 695K 8% 3
#17 50% McCombs School of Business 73% 39.8K 14% 4
#18 49% Aperture 75% 2.5M 10% 5
#19 49% Philosophy Vibe 71% 131K 16% 5
#20 49% StarTalk 73% 5.4M 12% 3
#21 49% The Paint Explainer 73% 1.8M 13% 2
#22 49% Korczyk's Class 73% 35K 12% 6
#23 49% Great Books Prof 74% 68.9K 11% 2
#24 49% World Economic Forum 73% 1.1M 12% 2
#25 48% PHILO-notes 69% 205K 18% 5
#26 48% BBC Ideas 73% 678K 12% 2
#27 48% Veritasium 72% 20.4M 12% 1
#28 48% Helpful Professor Explains! 69% 40K 17% 6
#29 48% Michael Sugrue 72% 324K 12% 3
#30 47% Anytown Actors LAB 71% 10.8K 12% 1
#31 47% Green and Red Podcast 73% 13K 9% 1
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#33 47% Harvard University 70% 2.8M 13% 6
#34 47% YaleCourses 70% 1.7M 12% 5
#35 47% Language and Philosophy 72% 23.9K 9% 5
#36 46% Eternalised 71% 1.1M 9% 2
#37 46% A Little Bit of Philosophy 68% 22.2K 12% 2
#38 46% Armchair Academics 69% 24.3K 11% 2
#39 44% InspiringPhilosophy 68% 512K 9% 1
#40 44% Kathleen Jasper 67% 105K 9% 1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Philosophy Tube?

CrashCourse — 85% match, 16.9M subscribers; Unsolicited advice — 63% match, 882K subscribers; Big Think — 61% match, 8.6M subscribers. They share a focus on educational or explanatory video content related to philosophy, ideas, and critical thinking.

What type of content does Philosophy Tube make?

Philosophy Tube creates explanatory philosophy content and essays, with recent videos covering topics like ethics of having kids vs child-free living, birth rates and aging populations, colonialism, rationalizing video essays, and Nietzsche. The channel averages around 917.3K views per video and uploads content regularly, though the exact upload frequency is not specified.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Philosophy Tube?

We analyze Philosophy Tube's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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